Portrait of a Young Girl

Gustave Courbet, 1857

This painting depicts the upper half of a person's body. Their body is facing us, but their head is turned to the right in a three-quarters view, looking away from us. They have pale skin, ruddy cheeks, dark eyes, short, wavy brown hair, and pink lips in a neutral expression. They are wearing a broad-brimmed brown hat with a brown bow or flower on the right and a ribbon hanging down on the left, and they are dressed in a red-brown cloak with a large white collar over dark black and brown garments. The background consists of shades of light gray, with soft, visible brushstrokes.
Artist
Gustave Courbet
Date
1857
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
60.4 × 52.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting depicts the upper half of a person's body. Their body is facing us, but their head is turned to the right in a three-quarters view, looking away from us. They have pale skin, ruddy cheeks, dark eyes, short, wavy brown hair, and pink lips in a neutral expression. They are wearing a broad-brimmed brown hat with a brown bow or flower on the right and a ribbon hanging down on the left, and they are dressed in a red-brown cloak with a large white collar over dark black and brown garments. The background consists of shades of light gray, with soft, visible brushstrokes.

Gustave Courbet